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The extensive manoeuvrability of the CapaCity is due to an electrohydraulically controlled trailing axle. When travelling forward, the four axles ensure even better handling. The chassis, which has independent suspension on the front axle and the option of pitch and roll control with variable identification and regulation of the shock absorbers, is both safe and comfortable in equal measure.
For the pitch and roll control the characteristics of the shock absorbers are regulated depending on the driving situation and load. This means higher safety when braking or dynamically handling curves thanks to tauter damping. In other driving situations, the softer damping provides more comfort. Additionally, pitch and roll movements and the linear travel of the body are reduced and more quickly eliminated, which is more noticeable in an articulated bus. Reduced back-and-forth swinging of the wheel load also helps protect the roads. Together with the trailing axle on the front axle, the CapaCity achieves a level of ride comfort which sets new standards in urban buses.
In summer 2006 the Mercedes‑Benz CapaCity gave impressive proof of its feasibility for real-life applications. It was tested for road-readiness in eight large German cities, each time driving the most difficult stretches in each city. It confidently negotiated regular-service operation and also mastered construction sites in road traffic. All the transport operators which ran the new vehicle concept on their own local lines said that they were particularly impressed not only by the CapaCity’s design, engineering and readiness for series production, but also by its mobility, manoeuvrability and not least of all its high passenger transport capacity.
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